Apr 19th, 2009 - ChicagoTribune
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Illinois' long-dysfunctional government ultimately helped the state gain quick approval for a large share of federal stimulus money to fix roads and bridges, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Sunday.
LaHood, a former 14-year congressman from Peoria, was the first Republican that President Barack Obama, a former U.S. senator from Illinois, selected to his White House Cabinet. He told WGN-AM 720 "there is no favoritism" involved in the distribution of federal money, but instead said it was based on a long-standing formula for allocating highway funds to the states.
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